netcup vs Hetzner Dedicated
Compare monthly cost, included bandwidth, and EU sovereignty for the same vCPU/RAM workload.
Prices & hardware specs verified 2026-09-03
Editorial Verdict
netcup's RS 2000 G12 (8vCPU/16GB €21.43/mo incl. VAT) is the cheapest honest dedicated slice in the catalog — less than a quarter of Hetzner's AX42 (8vCPU/64GB €99/mo), though with a quarter of the RAM. Hetzner answers with whole machines, bigger disks, and 7-day auction deals.
Cost Benchmark Across Typical Workloads
Starter (1 vCPU / 2GB / 1TB)
netcup Root Server $12.53/mo
vs
Hetzner Dedicated $115.43/mo
netcup Root Server is $102.90/mo cheaper
Web App (2 vCPU / 4GB / 5TB)
netcup Root Server $12.53/mo
vs
Hetzner Dedicated $115.43/mo
netcup Root Server is $102.90/mo cheaper
High Traffic (4 vCPU / 8GB / 20TB)
netcup Root Server $12.53/mo
vs
Hetzner Dedicated $115.43/mo
netcup Root Server is $102.90/mo cheaper
Strengths & Trade-offs
netcup Root Server
Visit netcup Root Server →Strengths
- RS 2000 G12: 8 dedicated EPYC cores at €21.43/mo incl. VAT
- German EU-sovereign hosting with a long price-lock reputation
- Root servers scale to RS 8000 G12 (16vCPU/64GB €71.36/mo incl. VAT)
Gotchas
- Slices, not whole machines — noisy-disk risk is lower but nonzero
- Traffic fair-use on the cheapest tiers
Hetzner Dedicated
Visit Hetzner Dedicated →Strengths
- AX42 whole machine: 8 cores plus 1TB NVMe nobody else touches
- Server Auction market for sub-€40 last-gen dedicated boxes
- Excellent API and Terraform coverage
Gotchas
- Whole machines start near €99/mo — 4–5× the netcup slice sticker
- EU datacenters only — no US region
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